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| Thread ID: 127439 | 2012-10-22 22:07:00 | Dialing overseas cellphone numbers from NZ (not roaming). | Billy T (70) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1308208 | 2012-10-23 01:58:00 | You can't + from a landline. Why not? |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1308209 | 2012-10-23 02:08:00 | Why not? Checked three landline handsets at home and can't find any + sign. That may be the reason? |
coldot (6847) | ||
| 1308210 | 2012-10-23 02:25:00 | Checked three landline handsets at home and can't find any + sign. That may be the reason? Two presses of the * key will do the same. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1308211 | 2012-10-23 06:30:00 | I am trying from a landline, and in my experience 0 is the same as +. Wherever in the past I have seen ++ I have used 00 and it worked I have been calling cellphones overseas and back to NZ for some years without difficulty, using both cellphones and landlines, but the message that the number cannot be connected does make me wonder if he has actually activated a service yet. It could be that he has purchased a sim card, but hasn't actually connected with a cellular service, though surely the assigning of a number should imply that the service is ready to run? I have tried dropping the leading zero and every other permutation I can think of, so per the above, I reckon that he has a number but is not yet connected to a service. Either that or they don't support WCDMA phones. On the positive side he has emailed photos of his (free) apartment, which has all mod-cons and is very plush indeed for its size, which is more generous than I would have expected, so at least we know what his living conditions are like. I'll update once it is sorted. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1308212 | 2012-10-23 20:43:00 | Two presses of the * key will do the same. I think not baby puppy.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1308213 | 2012-10-23 21:07:00 | I think not baby puppy.. What the hell are you on with this baby puppy crap. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1308214 | 2012-10-24 08:48:00 | Why are you wasting money like this ?? - Skype each other FREE !! |
decibel (11645) | ||
| 1308215 | 2012-10-24 09:33:00 | OK We have reached a stalemate. Our daughter can call him ok from Oz, and the Telecom International Helpdesk confirms that we are dialling the number correctly from here, but the voice message we get says "The number is not available or has changed". We can't take it any further than that apparently, as Telecom won't try the line (but I'll call again tomorrow and maybe persuade the Op to try it anyway). It is all a bit of a mystery really, I can't see why a call from Oz will connect and not a call from NZ, and yes, our phone bills are all paid up! At this stage I am now open to conspiracy theories, DotCom fallout, or Interpol mistaking me (or him) for a criminal mastermind. Bit of a bugger really, as today was his birthday and we really would have liked to call him. Cheers Billy 8-{) :dogeye: |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1308216 | 2012-10-24 15:52:00 | Try 0161 971 528 289 xxx from a landline - it's cheaper and being an alt dialling system it might work. www.telecom.co.nz |
sam m (517) | ||
| 1308217 | 2012-10-24 19:37:00 | What the hell are you on with this baby puppy crap. You never saw the movie Cats and Dogs?? |
paulw (1826) | ||
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